PixArtCam vs Aesthetic Camera
Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side ā with what reviewers say about each.
PixArtCam
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You can select photos for processing from your device's camera roll or take a picture with the app's camera. Pixel size can be increased or decreased. You can increase or decrease the number of colors. This allows you to make photos look like they were taken with an old mobile phone camera. It can also be monotone. Processed photos can be saved to the device's camera roll. You can also share the information to social networking sites via the share button.
Aesthetic Camera
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Ruin your photos. Beautifully. BADSCAN turns your camera into a broken copy machine: photocopy, riso, newsprint, thermal receipt, fax and cyanotype ā live in the viewfinder, not as an afterthought filter. No AI. No uploads. Every preset is a procedural print engine running fully on your device. THE PRESSES ⢠BAD SCAN 01 ā harsh threshold, toner grain, scanner streaks and dust ⢠RISO PINK ā fluorescent duotone with heavy print grain ⢠NEWSPRINT ā halftone dots on warm, yellowed paper ⢠THERMAL ā receipt ink with banding and fade ⢠FAX 1994 ā brutal 1-bit dither with line dropouts ⢠CYANOTYPE ā prussian-blue contact print DARKROOM CONTROLS Push every preset your way: THRESHOLD, TONER GRAIN and TEXTURE sliders, with press-and-hold compare against the original. SHOOT OR IMPORT ⢠Live viewfinder with the preset applied in real time ⢠Import photos and videos from your library ⢠Full-resolution export ⢠Every print comes out as a copy-shop receipt with its own copy number MADE FOR PRINT NERDS Square corners, ink borders, paper grain. The app itself looks like it fell out of a photocopier. BADSCAN PRO (auto-renewing subscription) ⢠Yearly with a 3-day free trial, or weekly ⢠Unlocks all presets, video export, watermark-free output ⢠Payment is charged to your Apple ID account at confirmation of purchase. The subscription renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your Apple ID settings. Any unused portion of a free trial is forfeited when you purchase a subscription. ⢠Terms: https://9283248.github.io/eonvoid-pages/badscan/terms.html ⢠Privacy: https://9283248.github.io/eonvoid-pages/badscan/privacy.html Your photos never leave your device. No account, no analytics, no data collected.
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Verdict
The clearest difference is price: Aesthetic Camera at Free against PixArtCam's $0.49. PixArtCam's advantage is in-app purchases (none vs 2). On ads, device support and iOS requirement there is nothing between them.
Scored on Price Ā· Rating Ā· Positive reviews Ā· Number of ratings Ā· Update frequency Ā· Ads Ā· In-app purchases Ā· Monetization Ā· Best chart rank Ā· Devices Ā· Requires iOS
Aesthetic Camera is free to download; PixArtCam costs $0.49 up front. Aesthetic Camera sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. PixArtCam asks for nothing beyond the download.
| Parameter | PixArtCam | Aesthetic Camera |
|---|---|---|
| Price | $0.49 | Free ā better |
| Update frequency | Every 8 months | ā |
| Ads | No | No |
| In-app purchases | No ā better | Yes |
| Devices | iPhone, iPad ā better | iPhone |
| Requires iOS | 17.5 | 17.0 ā better |
| Further details ā not scored | ||
| Size | 0 MB | 3 MB |
| Age rating | +4 | 4+ |
| Developer | HAYATO ONODERA | Dmitriy Migunov |
In-app purchases
PixArtCam
No in-app purchases
Aesthetic Camera
- BADSCAN Pro Weekly$4.997 Days
- BADSCAN Pro Yearly$29.991 Year









